Health Check-Ups & Prevention

Jimmy Kimmel Talks to Kids About Health Care

ALL RIGHT.
BACK TO HEALTH CARE. HEALTH CARE’S A BIG STORY OF THE DAY TODAY, AND WHATEVER VERSION OF THE NEW PLAN GETS APPROVED IT WILL AFFECT THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, MOST IMPORTANTLY CHILDREN. SO I DECIDED TO SIT DOWN WITH A GROUP OF THEM, OUR FUTURE VOTERS AND LEADERS, TO SEE WHAT THEY KNOW, WHAT THEY EXPECT, WHAT — I DON’T KNOW. HERE. ♪>>Jimmy: HI, GUYS. HOW ARE YOU DOING?>>GOOD.>>WE’RE DOING — I’M DOING VERY GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?>>Jimmy: I’M DOING WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU’RE VERY POLITE. HOW OLD ARE YOU?>>I AM 7 YEARS OLD.>>Jimmy: HOW OLD ARE YOU?>>5.>>Jimmy: AND HOW OLD ARE YOU?>>5.>>Jimmy: DO YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER?>>YEAH.>>Jimmy: HOW DO YOU KNOW EACH OTHER?
>>BECAUSE WE’RE TWINS.>>Jimmy: OH, YOU ARE? YOU DON’T LOOK ANYTHING ALIKE. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TWINS?>>FOR LIKE TEN MONTHS.>>Jimmy: TEN MONTHS. OKAY S&P SO WHERE DID YOU MEET?>>AT GRANDMA AND PAPA.>>Jimmy: GRANDMA AND PAPA’S HOUSE.
YOU MET THERE. WHAT WAS THE LAST TIME YOU GUYS WENT TO THE DOCTOR?>>THREE YEARS AGO.>>Jimmy: THREE YEARS AGO.>>A MONTH AGO.>>Jimmy: AND YOU?>>FOUR DAYS AGO.>>Jimmy: FOUR DAYS AGO. WHAT HAPPENED?>>I WAS LIKE — MY HEART WAS NOT BEEPING ANYMORE.>>Jimmy: IT WASN’T BEEPING ANYMORE?>>SO THE DOCTOR DID ANOTHER ONE.>>Jimmy: THE DOCTOR GAVE YOU A NEW HEART. FOUR DAYS AGO.>>THAT WOULD HAVE — YOU’D HAVE TO DO SURGERY.>>YEAH.>>I GOT SURGERY.>>Jimmy: YOU LIKE SURGERY?>>WHEN THEY TAKE IT OFF I WAS AWAKE.
>>Jimmy: REALLY? THEY DID SURGERY ON YOU WHILE YOU WERE AWAKE. THAT’S VERY UNUSUAL. BUT TO HAVE YOUR HEART ACTUALLY REPLACED AND TO BE HERE FOUR DAYS LATER IS REMARKABLE. IT REALLY IS. AMAZING. WHAT IF SOMEBODY WHO WAS POOR IS SICK?
SHOULD PEOPLE WHO HAVE MONEY HELP THEM TO GET BETTER?>>YES.>>OF COURSE. OF COURSE.
>>Jimmy: OF COURSE, RIGHT?>>NO.>>Jimmy: NO? WHY DO YOU SAY NO?>>YEAH.>>BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE TO GET A SHOT AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO THE DOCTOR’S.>>Jimmy: YOU DON’T LIKE SHOTS IS WHAT YOU’RE SAYING.>>I HATE SHOTS.>>I HATE THEM TOO.>>Jimmy: DOES ANYONE WANT A SHOT?>>NO!>>Jimmy: IS IT SCARY TO GO TO THE DOCTOR?>>NO. I JUST CLOSE MY EYES AND THINK OF SOMETHING HAPPY.>>Jimmy: OH, YOU DO. YOU IMAGINE SOMETHING HAPPY. HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS? LIKE HAVE YOU EVER GONE TO THE DOCTOR TO HAVE THAT HORRIBLE HORN REMOVED FROM THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? OH, IT COMES OFF. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. I DIDN’T KNOW. YOU CAN PUT THAT BACK ON.>>IT HAS THIS.>>Jimmy: I DIDN’T REALIZE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS ACTUALLY A DEFORMITY. OKAY.
HAVE ANY OF YOU EVER HAD COOTIES?>>NO.>>Jimmy: NO. IN SCHOOL A LOT OF KIDS HAD COOTIES.
THEY WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO TRY TO STEER CLEAR OF THOSE. IF YOU DID HAVE COOTIES, WOULD YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR?>>YEAH.>>YEAH.>>Jimmy: WHAT IF YOU HAD CHICKEN POX?>>I WOULD STILL GO TO THE DOCTOR.
>>Jimmy: WHAT IF YOU HAD FRIED CHICKEN POX?>>WHAT’S THAT?>>Jimmy: IT’S LIKE A MORE DELICIOUS VERSION OF CHICKEN POX.>>DOCTOR.>>Jimmy: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?>>OH.>>Jimmy: YES.>>I WANT TO BE A HIP-HOP TEACHER.
>>Jimmy: A HIP-HOP TEACHER. WHAT ABOUT YOU?>>A TEACHER OR A POLICE.>>Jimmy: TEACHER OR POLICE. AND YOU?>>BASICALLY, I WANT TO BE A TRUMP GUY.>>Jimmy: A TRUMP GUY? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?>>SO I COULD BE LIKE TRUMP AND DO –>>A PRESIDENT?>>YEAH.>>Jimmy: SO YOU WANT TO BE A PRESIDENT LIKE TRUMP?>>YEAH.>>Jimmy: HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU HAVE?
>>160.>>Jimmy: YOU HAVE $160. AND YOU?>>MY HIGHEST NUMBER WOULD BE 100 THAT I HAVE.>>Jimmy: HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE?>>100,000.>>Jimmy: YOU HAVE $100,000. YOU’RE VERY RICH. WHERE DO YOU KEEP ALL THAT MONEY?
>>WELL, I KEEP IT IN SPACE.>>Jimmy: OH, IN SPACE. DO YOU HAVE A SPACESHIP?>>YEAH. I PUT IT IN MY SPACESHIP.>>Jimmy: OH, YOU KEEP IT IN YOUR SPACESHIP. LET’S SAY YOU EACH HAD A BOTTLE OF WATER AND I HAD NO WATER AND WE WERE IN A PLANE AND I WAS VERY, VERY THIRSTY AND YOU DIDN’T KNOW WHEN THE PLANE WAS GOING –>>I WOULD SHARE.>>Jimmy: YOU WOULD SHARE. YOU WOULD SHARE YOUR WATER WITH ME?
>>YEAH.>>ME TOO.>>Jimmy: WOULD YOU SHARE YOUR — THANK YOU. WOULD YOU SHARE YOUR WATER WITH ME?>>MAYBE I’D HAVE HER GIVE YOU WATER.>>Jimmy: YOU’RE SAYING IF THEY GAVE ME WATER YOU WOULDN’T NEED TO GIVE ME ANY OF YOUR WATER.>>BECAUSE YOU ALREADY DRAFRPG SOME.
>>Jimmy: YOU ARE GOING TO BE A PRESIDENT TRUMP. [ LAUGHTER ]>>Jimmy: HAVE ALL KIDS BE ABLE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR WHEN THEY GET SICK?>>YEAH, THEY SHOULD.>>Jimmy: HERE’S WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO. WE’RE GOING TO PLAY MUSICAL CHAIRS.
WHOEVER DOESN’T HAVE A CHAIR AT THE END DOESN’T GET HEALTH CARE. OKAY? EVERYBODY STAND UP. I’M GOING TO TAKE ONE CHAIR OUT. OKAY.
NOW GO AHEAD. ♪>>I WANT TO GET HEALTH CARE.>>Jimmy: NO, YOU’VE GOT TO KEEP WALKING.
♪ OKAY. [ MUSIC STOPS ] OH, SEE, NOW YOU DON’T HAVE HEALTH CARE. LUCKILY, WE HAVE A SPARE. I’M SO SORRY. WHICH ONE ARE YOU AGAIN?>>AIDAN.>>Jimmy: ARE YOU SURE?>>YEAH.>>Jimmy: OKAY.>>I WANT TO GET HEALTH CARE.>>YOU HAVE IT. HE DOESN’T.>>HOW COME IF I LOSE I DON’T GET HEALTH CARE?>>Jimmy: WELL, THAT’S THE